Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2, 2nd Edition

Leverage the power of Tableau 2019.2's new features to create impactful data visualization
Key Features
Get up and running with the newly released features of Tableau 2019.2
Create enterprise-grade dashboard and reports to communicate your insights effectively
Begin your Tableau journey by understanding its core functionalities

Book Description
Tableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated with new functionalities and features. The latest release, Tableau 2019.2, promises new and advanced features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 will get you up to speed with these additional functionalities.
The book starts by highlighting the new functionalities of Tableau 2019.2, providing concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worry - you'll be guided through the major aspects of Tableau with relevant examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and even share data online. In the concluding chapters, you'll delve into advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join and data blending.
By the end of this book, you will be able to use Tableau effectively to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.

What you will learn
Discover new functionalities such as 'Ask Data', the new way to interact with your data using natural language
Connect tables and make transformations such as pivoting the field and splitting columns
Build an efficient data source for analysis
Design insightful data visualization using different mark types and properties
Develop powerful dashboards and stories
Share your work and interact with Tableau Server
Use Tableau to explore your data and find new insights
Explore Tableau's advanced features and gear up for upcoming challenges

Who this book is for
Existing Tableau users and BI professionals who want to get up to speed with what's new in Tableau 2019 will find this beginner-level book to be a very useful resource. Some experience of Tableau is assumed, however, the book also features introductory concepts, which even beginners can take advantage of.

Table of Contents
Catching Up with Tableau 2019
The Tableau Core
A First Dashboard and Exploration
Connecting to Data and Simple Transformations
Building an Efficient Data Source
Design Insightful Visualizations
Powerful Dashboards, Stories, and Actions
Publishing and Interacting in Tableau Server
An Introduction to Calculations
Analytics and Parameters
Advanced Data Connections
Dealing with Security
How to Keep Growing Your Skills